Fondly referred to as the âTriangleâ by residents, the area in central North Carolina taken up by Raleigh and Durham (and Chapel Hill) is a mish-mash of cultures. Each city has its own attractions and is each easily accessible from the Raleigh-Durham International Airport.
The huge storm tops the list of the most powerful in human history. Winds roared at a calculated 220 mph and Energy Secretary Jericho Petilla reported a 10-foot surge in one village in Leyte. âIt is the most powerful storm ever to make landfall,â Weather Channel lead meteorologist Michael Palmer told NBC News. âIt is as strong a typhoon as you can get, basically.â.
While Katrina is the most remembered of these swirling storms â its name now infamous â it certainly isn't alone in causing significant death and destruction to areas of the United States. Following are eight of the most destructive storms in recorded U.S. history from 1900 until present day. From June 1 through Nov. 30 each year, the coastal United States comes under threat from the ferocious winds and floodwaters of the hurricanes that form in the Atlantic Ocean basin.